The Pentagon is expanding classified AI deals, battlefield tools, and autonomous-warfare command structures while Anthropic remains a flashpoint over surveillance, targeting, and procurement leverage. The White House is also moving toward model vetting after Mythos raised cyber-risk alarms.In this episode:Top stories:1. Pentagon AI Deals: 8 Companies Join, Anthropic Blacklisted | byteiota — Byteiota https://byteiota.com/pentagon-ai-deals-8-companies-join-anthropic-blacklisted/2. White House Prepares Order to Boost AI Security, Says Economic Advisor — Insurance Journal https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2026/05/07/868812.htm3. SpaceX backs Anthropic with data centre deal amidst Musk’s OpenAI lawsuit | Technology News | Al Jazeera — Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/5/6/spacex-backs-anthropic-with-data-centre-deal-amidst-musks-openai-lawsuit4. The Pentagon keeps promising to follow the law when using AI, but what are the limits? — CNN https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/07/politics/us-military-ai-law-iran5. The Pentagon’s New Sub-Unified Command for Autonomous Warfare:  What It Means and Where It Might Land | Inside Government Contracts — Inside Government Contracts https://www.insidegovernmentcontracts.com/2026/05/the-pentagons-new-sub-unified-command-for-autonomous-warfare-what-it-means-and-where-it-might-land/Feedback? Email [email protected]